Chapter 50 The Choice

When I received the hospital notification, even though Ethan would be back soon, I couldn't wait and called Ethan.

"Hey, sweetheart. I need your help," not only did I hear Ethan's of course, but also a loud howling of the wind, and I faintly heard the sound of waves crashing against the rocks. But every road from home to Lily's house was not coastal.

Hesitating for a moment, I stammered, "Are you busy? Maybe I haven't disturbed your important matters."

Ethan answered almost without thinking. "You are the only important matter, sweetheart. I can't think of anything more important than you."

I heard a very soft sorry, guessing Ethan was covering the phone when he said it. Within a few seconds, there was a muffled sound of a car door closing, and the sound on the phone became clear and clean. Ethan said, "I ran into Nicola. He's with a few Idalian friends."

"What's going on?"

"Nothing, I guess. Back to the point, sweetheart, do you need help?"

"Uh..."

During the fifteen minutes Et